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Automated Expensya Manager Approval Digest

Every morning, WebRun opens Expensya, checks expense reports waiting on manager approval, saves the batch to Google Drive as a review packet, and posts a Slack summary to the approver with who is waiting and for how long.

Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Every day at 8:00 AM WebRunorchestrates each step
1 Expensya find reports waiting on approval
2 Google Drive save the review packet
3 Slack summarize who is waiting
In short

How do I clear a stuck Expensya approval queue?

WebRun checks Expensya every morning for expense reports waiting on manager approval, saves the batch as a review packet to Google Drive, and posts a Slack summary naming who is waiting and for how long. Reports pending more than 2 days get flagged, so the queue gets cleared instead of quietly growing.

  • Approvers see a daily packet in Slack instead of logging into Expensya
  • Reports waiting more than 2 days get flagged before they age further
  • Every day's queue is saved as a review packet for the record

Built for Finance teams · people managers · approvers · HR operations

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens expensya.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Expensya - find reports waiting on approval
    expensya.com
    WebRun in Expensya: find reports waiting on approval
    WebRun opens Expensya to find reports waiting on approval.
    • Open Expensya and filter expense reports to pending approval
    • Capture the employee, amount, and days waiting for each
    • Sort with the oldest reports first

    Done when Every pending expense report is captured with its details.

  3. 2
    Google Drive - save the review packet
    drive.google.com
    WebRun in Google Drive: save the review packet
    WebRun opens Google Drive to save the review packet.
    • Save the pending reports as a review packet to Google Drive
    • Include the employee, amount, and days waiting
    • Keep a dated file for each day's run

    Done when A dated review packet exists in Google Drive for the day.

  4. 3
    Slack - summarize who is waiting
    slack.com
    WebRun in Slack: summarize who is waiting
    WebRun opens Slack to summarize who is waiting.
    • Post a summary of who is waiting and for how long to Slack
    • Tag the approver so the handoff is direct
    • Flag anything waiting more than 2 days

    Done when The approver has today's queue summarized in Slack.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
expensya.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every day at 8:00 AM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Approval packet · Slack
OutputWhat each run produces - Pending expense reports with employee and days waiting.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Does it approve reports on its own?

No. WebRun only reads the pending queue and summarizes it. Every approval decision still happens inside Expensya by a person.

Will employees see the Slack summary?

No. It posts to your internal approver channel only. Employees hear back through Expensya once a decision is made.

What counts as waiting too long?

Anything pending more than 2 days gets flagged in the summary, though you can adjust that window to match your own approval pace.

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